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So some new gameplay came out for Like a Dragon 8, and in the gameplay it showed Judgement being a playable song for the first time since Yakuza 0, with Ichiban singing it along with Kiryu. This got me thinking a lot, so I want to share my thoughts.
So Kiryu hasnโt sung this song since like what, the 80โs? Thatโs a long damn time, especially considering Judgement is his canonical favorite song. So why hasnโt he sang it in so long? Well, ignoring gameplay reasons obviously, an answer could be that he always sung that song with Nishiki by his side, and thus it felt wrong and empty to sing it without him.
Well, that was, until he met Ichi.
Itโs a well known fact that Ichibanโs japanese voice actor is actually also Nishikiโs voice actor, a sorta passing the torch kinda thing. Something I believe (and is kinda implied ingame) is that Ichiban reminds Kiryu of his younger self, while also reminding him of Nishiki, in a way. Just something about Kiryu seeing Ichi as the future of the yakuza (as said in the trailer) is so heartwarming to me.
But what does this have to do with Judgement? Well, the fact that Kiryu hadnโt sung this song in nearly 40 years, but then decided to do a duet alongside Ichi is just kinda heartwrenching in a way. I have a headcanon that Ichi saw the song on the list of karaoke songs, and asked Kiryu if he heard of it, in which Kiryu had a sort of flashback. Itโs like he remembered Nishiki asking the exact same thing all those years ago, and something Ichi reminding him of it made him wanna sing it again with him.
Something I also find just absolutely heartbreaking is that with the recent reveal of Kiryu having cancer, itโs very possible that this could be his very last game The ONLY other time you could sing Judgement was in Kiryuโs canonical very first game, all the way back in the 80โs with Yakuza 0. The fact that Kiryuโs journey is starting and possibly ending with his favorite song makes me feel a lot of things.
pride flags but I colorpicked them from the yakuza 0 box art
miscellaneous drawings from the past few days
everything that ever will be
always has been
and everything that ever has been
always will be
/!\ Spoilers for all yakuza games /!\
Song : We Are Born When We Die by Apollo Sunshine
It's my first edit ever, I'm so proud of it !! God I love these games so much ๐ญ๐ I almost made myself cry when editing it... Hope y'all enjoy!!
My favorite kazumas <3! They look dashing in each other's outfits ! (This is extremely self indulgent, i got DGS and Yakuza brainrot)
Sakamoto Ryoma is so fine i wish i could fu- i mean respect this guy